Text 237] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 379

SYNONYMS
prathamete—in the beginning; vyrndavana-madhurya—sweet pastimes of Vrndavana;
varnifa—described; suniya—hearing; prabhura—of the Lord; citte—in the heart;
@nanda—jubilation; badifa—increased.
TRANSLATION

In the beginning Srivasa Thakura described the transcendental sweetness of
Vrndavana’s pastimes. Hearing this, the Lord felt great and increasing jubilation in
His heart.

TEXT 236
Bea aey ‘ae’ AG ALA Aaras |
Hae Aas Tce Hat aizai fata v ow a

tabe ‘bala’ ‘bala’ prabhu bale vara-vara
punah punah kahe srivasa Rariyd vistdra

SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; bala bala—go on speaking, go on speaking; prabhu—the Lord;
bale—says; vara-véra—again, again; punah punafi—again, again; kahe—speaks; srivdsa—
Srivasa Thakura; Aoriya— making; vistdra—expansion.
TRANSLATION

Thereafter the Lord again and again asked him, “Speak on! Speak on!” Thus
Srivasa again and again described the pastimes of Vrndavana, vividly expanding them.

TEXT 237

aaice castes aca Utes |
Ermara ACH CALE Aa-Fawas y 209 8

vamsi-vadye gopi-gariera vane Gkarsana
tan-sabara sange yaiche vana-viharana

SYNONYMS

vams}-vadye—on hearing the sound of the flute; gop/-ganera—of all the gepis;
vane—in the forest; Gkarsana—the attraction; tdf-sabdra—of alt of them; sarge—
in the company; yaiche—in what way; vana—in the forest; viharana—wandering.

TRANSLATION

Srivasa Thakura extensively explained how the gopis were attracted to the forests
of Vendavana by the vibration of Krsna’s flute and how they wandered together in
the forest.
